Monthly Archives: December, 0
Stipend for RUB students yet to be raised
To motivate students for better academic performance and provide a nutritious meal, in the 23rd session of the National Assembly on 11th June 2019, the House passed the motion on stipend raise for college students. The recommended raise is from Nu 1500 to 2500.
Group of Bhutanese students to witness the landing of India’s Chandrayaan two.
To expand their knowledge and drive their interests in studying space science, a group of students from colleges under the Royal University of Bhutan and two students from Motithang Higher Secondary school are leaving for India tomorrow to witness the landing of India's second lunar craft, Chandrayaan two.
First batch of regular students graduate from the Institute of Science of Mind
The Dorji Lopen of the Central Monastic Body awarded certificates to the graduates of the Institute of Science of Mind in Tashichhodzong today.
Bhutan Robotics Team wins Performance award in Thailand
A team of four high school students from Thimphu who participated in the World Robot Games Championship for the first time in Thailand earlier this week brought home bronze medals for their performance in the championship.
PCAL’s annual profits on the decline
The Penden Cement Authority Limited’s (PCAL) annual profits have been on the decline since 2015. Records maintained with the Royal Monitory Authority (RMA) show, sales dipped from Nu 2.6bn in 2015 to Nu 1.6bn, last year.
A bridge over Langar River- too expensive
A bridge over Langar River in Sarpang has been locals' dream for some years now. And again locals were told that the project is too expensive to execute for the district administration.
Officials of MoAF trained in capacity building
About five hundred officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry were trained in capacity building at the College of Natural Resources (CNR) in Lobesa, Punakha. The short-term training conducted in group-wise for two years since 2017 concluded last Thursday.
Poor yield of cherry pepper, ‘Dalley’.
The cherry pepper farmers of Woolig Tang under Nanong Gewog in Pema Gatshel are unhappy with the poor yield. The chilli variety, more commonly known as 'dalley', is one of their main cash crops.
Man sentenced to 5 years in prison for possession of 35 tablets of Nitrazepam
The Wangdue Phodrang district court sentenced a 27-year-old man from Tsirang to five years in prison for illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
